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Format: 02-23-2012
Format: 02-23-2012
Federal Appeals Court Ruling Finding NM Officials in Violation of National Voter Registration Act
This is a unanimous panel decision was written by Chief Judge Briscoe and was joined by Judges Gorsuch and Matheson.  The U.S. Department of Justice filed an amicus brief in support of...
February 22, 2012 | Litigation |
Lisa J. Danetz
Putting Vermont Money Back to Work for Vermont: Introducing the Vermont Partnership Bank
Vermont can put deposits of state tax revenue to use in ways that tilt the economic playing field back toward Main Street businesses, our community banks, and long-term job growth. The proposed state...
February 20, 2012 | Policy Brief |
Heather C. McGhee
Jason Judd
Testimony in Support of Same Day Registration in Maryland
By passing this proposed constitutional amendment, and laying the groundwork to enact SDR, Maryland would become the 10th state to permit eligible citizens to both register and vote on the same day...
February 15, 2012 | Testimony |
Liz Kennedy
Small Investments, High Yields: Cost Study of Same Day Registration in IA and NC
Same Day Registration (SDR) (also known as Election Day Registration) states have historically led the nation in voter turnout, with average turnout rates 10 to 12 percentage points higher than non-...
February 15, 2012 | Policy Brief |
Laura Rokoff
Emma Stokking
Against Employment Credit Checks; Testimony by Amy Traub Before Colorado Senate Judiciary Committee
Thank you, Chairperson Carroll and members of the Committee for this opportunity to present testimony. I am a Senior Policy Analyst in the Economic Opportunity Program at Dēmos. We are a national,...
February 13, 2012 | Testimony |
Amy Traub
Auctioning Democracy: The Rise of Super PACs and the 2012 Election
The presidential race had barely gotten off the ground when it became clear that 2012 would be the year of the Super PAC. The millions of dollars raised and spent by these strange and powerful...
February 8, 2012 | Report |
Adam Lioz
Blair Bowie
Ending Unjust Employment Credit Checks
In the midst of the worst economic downturn in decades, millions of Americans are out of work and struggling to keep up with bills for even the most basic expenses. What they need more than anything...
February 7, 2012 | Policy Brief |
Amy Traub
Voter ID In Virginia: An Expensive Mistake
Virginia legislators are considering several bills that would make it more difficult for eligible persons to cast a ballot that will be counted, and would impose large costs for implementation. One...
February 2, 2012 | Policy Brief |
Liz Kennedy
Tova Wang
Opinion in NAACP v. Georgia, National Voter Registration Act
On February 1, 2012 a U.S. District Court denied a motion to dismiss a lawsuit brought by a Demos and a coalition of voting rights groups to remedy the State of Georgia's failure to provide voter...
February 1, 2012 | Litigation |
US District Court Northern District of Georgia Atlanta Division
Beyond GDP: New Measures For A New Economy
For decades, GDP has enjoyed supreme status as the predominant benchmark of our economic and social progress. In reality, GDP obscures or ignores essential aspects of Americans’ economic and social...
January 26, 2012 | Report |
Lew Daly
Stephen Posner